Dimensions
149 x 218 x 26mm
A provocative and wise book about the hot-button issue of aging with authenticity, in the spirit of I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK.
Anne Kreamer considered herself a youthful 49 until a photo of herself with her teenage daughter stopped her in her tracks. In one moment she saw herself for what she really was - a middle-aged woman with her hair dyed much too harshly. Kreamer realized that she was not fooling anyone about her age and decided it was time to get real. She set out for herself a program to let her hair become its true color, and to discover her true self.
GOING GRAY is an exploration of that experience and a frank, warm and funny investigation of aging. Through interviews and experiments, Kreamer probes the issues behind two of the biggest fears mature women face: Can I be sexually attractive as a gray-haired middle-aged woman? and Will I be discriminated against in the work world? Her answers are surprising and provocative. In searching for the balance between attractiveness and authenticity, Kreamer's journey of middle-aging illuminates in an entertaining way the politics and the personal costs of this generation's definition of 'aging gracefully'.
